Pete Broberg vs. Mel Parnell — Career Comparison

Pete Broberg
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mel Parnell
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Mel Parnell posted a stronger line than Pete Broberg. Mel Parnell posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.5 vs 4.56) and WHIP (1.413 vs 1.501). By the career numbers, Mel Parnell had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Pete Broberg and Mel Parnell

Pete Broberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Pete Broberg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
1.93
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.48
Pete Broberg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
1.25
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
1.19
Pete Broberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.63
Pete Broberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.66
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.39
Pete Broberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.61
36.61
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.12
62.12
Pete Broberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.05
65.05
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.28
80.28
Pete Broberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.24
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.58
Pete Broberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.1
Pete Broberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Pete Broberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
488
4.56
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
682
3.5
Pete Broberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Pete Broberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Pete Broberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Pete Broberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Pete Broberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
2889
27
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5258
27
Pete Broberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
963
9
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1752.2
9
Pete Broberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
942
8.8
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1715
8.81
Pete Broberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.8
8.8
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.81
8.81
Pete Broberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
0.8
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.53
Pete Broberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Pete Broberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Pete Broberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
478
4.47
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
758
3.89
Pete Broberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.23
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Pete Broberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Pete Broberg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
536
5.01
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
732
3.76
Pete Broberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.01
5.01
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Pete Broberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.53
2.53
Pete Broberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.053
1.053
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Pete Broberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.47
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.21
Pete Broberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.49
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.14
Pete Broberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Pete Broberg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4249
39.71
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7547
38.75
Pete Broberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.18
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.18
Pete Broberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
552
5.16
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
797
4.09
Pete Broberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Pete Broberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.4
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Broberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Broberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.53
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Broberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.475
1.475
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.411
1.411
Pete Broberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
3635
33.97
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6761
34.72
Pete Broberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Pete Broberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Pete Broberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.71
39.71
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.75
38.75

Fielding Stats for Pete Broberg and Mel Parnell

Pete Broberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Pete Broberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
206
1.93
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
9.65
Pete Broberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
1.25
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.47
Pete Broberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2889
27
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
809
27
Pete Broberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963
9
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
269.2
9
Pete Broberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.5
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
2.3
Pete Broberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
1.34
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
10.91
Pete Broberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.4
Pete Broberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
1.91
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
13.62
Pete Broberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
1.83
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
13.22
Pete Broberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.08
96.08
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.06
97.06
Pete Broberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.952
0.952
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Pete Broberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.05
65.05
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.22
15.22
Pete Broberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.9
Pete Broberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Broberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Broberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Broberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Pete Broberg and Mel Parnell

Pete Broberg
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Pete Broberg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
207
1118.92
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
293
241.15
Pete Broberg
Career
Per 600 PA
111
600
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
729
600
Pete Broberg
Career
Per 600 PA
101
545.95
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
668
549.79
Pete Broberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Pete Broberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.324
0.324
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Pete Broberg
Career
Per 600 PA
9
48.65
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
108.64
Pete Broberg
Career
Per 600 PA
4
21.62
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
92.18
Pete Broberg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.62
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
13.99
Pete Broberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Pete Broberg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.41
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.82
Pete Broberg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
27.03
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
16.46
Pete Broberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Pete Broberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Pete Broberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Pete Broberg
Career
Per 600 PA
2.36
12.75
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.35
28.28
Pete Broberg
Career
Per 600 PA
16
86.49
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
128.4
Pete Broberg
Career
Per 600 PA
11
59.46
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163
134.16
Pete Broberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Pete Broberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Pete Broberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Pete Broberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Pete Broberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Pete Broberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Pete Broberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Pete Broberg
Career
Per 600 PA
3
16.22
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
42.8
Pete Broberg
Career
Per 600 PA
6
32.43
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
41.15
Pete Broberg
Career
Per 600 PA
8
43.24
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
83.13
Pete Broberg
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.76
-14.93
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.85
28.69
Pete Broberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Pete Broberg
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.81
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
23.87
Pete Broberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Broberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
259.46
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
77.37
Pete Broberg
Career
Per 600 PA
2.31
2.31
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.76
7.76
Pete Broberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Pete Broberg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
43.24
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
24.69
Pete Broberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Broberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.41
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
13
10.7
Pete Broberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Pete Broberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Broberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Pete Broberg
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100